Locals claimed it 'felt like a quarry blast,' 'felt and sounded like a big explosion,' and that their 'whole house vibrated ...

Scientists using a shaking table to test the safety of 3D-printed homes in earthquakes have called it a "world first ...

1. What is a flood and what causes them? Floods are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disasters to occur in the UK and overseas. Flooding happens when water overflows onto ...

Natural disasters, bad weather and catastrophes We ... Storms are increasingly grounding planes in the UK as it becomes unsafe to take off or land. There’s nothing airlines can do about this ...

Nicky Kelvin, Editor at Large at The Points Guy, told Metro: ‘Comprehensive coverage is key, and even then, natural disaster coverage can vary. ‘Some policies may only pay out if the UK ...

A study led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has found that natural hazards account for around a quarter of all recorded instances of subsea cable damage between 1965 and 2019 ...